Newsletter-Late-Week

Bucket Investment Strategy: The Importance of a Strong Bucket #1

When it comes to retirement income, there are many different techniques and strategies you can employ. In a previous blog, Managing Market Corrections & Retirement Income, Senior Wealth Advisor Mike Gertsema laid out our philosophy of bucketing and how it can be used to produce income while also allowing a portfolio to participate in growth in the markets.According to the RIMES data company, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Index (S&P 500) from 1948-2017 has experienced a 20% or more correction about once every 6.3 years.

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Local agencies offer drug take-back opportunities

Area residents can safely dispose of unused and expired medications on Saturday, April 26 at two, one-day drug take-back locations within the Region D Recycling and Solid Waste Management District.The Buchanan County Sheriff and St. Joseph Police Departments, in cooperation with Youth Alliance Partners for Prevention, will offer a drug take-back event at East Hills Parking Lot near Sears from 10 a.m.

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Assessor battles for property owners

The Andrew County Assessor is in a battle with the Missouri State Tax Commission on the value of commercial and residential property within Andrew County."It's not fair to put a blanket tax increase on all the commercial and residential property in Andrew County," said Paul Garrison, the Andrew County Assessor.Traditionally, Andrew County has been in the 90-to-91% range of the State Tax Commission's recommended rate, which is legal, Garrison said.The State Tax Commission sent Garrison a memorandum of understanding, which Garrison has refused to sign.This memorandum will require Garrison to:1. Update the Vanguard Cost Manual to the newest cost data available.2.

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